zag
to move in one of the two directions followed in a zigzag course: First we zigged, then we zagged, trying to avoid the bull.
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How to use zag in a sentence
However the overall frame of the ancient Egyptian chariot continued to be nimble – and that allowed their horse-drawn war machines to maneuver effectively inside enemy lines, with zig-zag movements and surprise turns.
The Ancient Egyptian Soldiers of the New Kingdom | Dattatreya Mandal | July 6, 2022 | Realm of HistoryAutonomous vehicles rely on signals received through wireless networks to find out when the road in front of you will zag.
In his book “Zero to One,” Thiel argues that fortunes are built not by luck or unfair advantage, but by discerning investors and founders who are more courageous than their peers, leaders who zig when the crowd zags.
Lord of the Roths: How Tech Mogul Peter Thiel Turned a Retirement Account for the Middle Class Into a $5 Billion Tax-Free Piggy Bank | by Justin Elliott, Patricia Callahan and James Bandler | June 24, 2021 | ProPublicaBut he also sees this zig-zag price movement compressing, and soon to break.
As the Silence walked on, I could see the grass waving in zig-zag curves across the river.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Then all this stopped and on the wet undergrowth again there was a movement like the zig-zag stripe of the tiger's skin.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal MukerjiAbout a mile off he saw two men coming slowly up by a zig-zag path toward the very point where he stood.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles ReadeMy walk during the day had been of such a zig-zag nature that I had lost my compass points, and had made no landmarks.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events | S. Baring-GouldOnly too soon we were in the midst of terribly crevassed ground, through which one could only thread a slow and zig-zag course.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
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